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July 4th
174 Notable deaths
Józef Kowalski
Polish saint.
Born March 13th, 1911 in Poland.
Died July 4th, 1942 at 31 years old in Auschwitz.
Jean Becquerel
French physicist.
Born February 5th, 1878 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1953 at 75 years old in Pornichet.
Lars Korvald
27th prime minister of norway.
Born April 29th, 1916 in Mjøndalen.
Died July 4th, 2006 at 90 years old in Mjøndalen.
Georges-Emmanuel Clancier
French writer.
Born May 3rd, 1914 in Limoges. [ref]
Died July 4th, 2018 at 104 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (pneumonia). [ref]
Gersh Budker
Soviet physicist.
Died July 4th, 1977 at 59 years old in Akademgorodok (myocardial infarction).
Józef Pankiewicz
Polish painter (1866-1940).
Born November 29th, 1866 in Lublin. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1940 at 73 years old in La Ciotat. [ref]
Jan Kucharzewski
Prime minister of poland (1876-1952).
Born May 27th, 1876 in Wysokie Mazowieckie.
Died July 4th, 1952 at 76 years old in New York City.
Ondřej Sekora
Czech entomologist, rugby union footballer and coach, writer and artist (1899-1967).
Born September 25th, 1899 in Královo Pole. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1967 at 67 years old in Prague. [ref]
Phil Boggs
Diver (1949-1990).
Born December 29th, 1949 in Akron.
Died July 4th, 1990 at 40 years old in Miami (lymphoma).
Niels Erik Nørlund
Danish mathematician and astronomer.
Born October 26th, 1885 in Slagelse. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1981 at 95 years old in Hørsholm. [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 174
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